Hunting for Oak Leaf Grubs

Fishing, similar to hunting, is so much more than the moment when there is a buck in your sight or a fish on the line.  It is the time with family, friends and self....it is the adventures you share....the stimulus of the triumphs and agony of the one that got away...


And so it was yesterday that Jake, Dave and I went exploring for Oak Leaf Grubs.  We got onto Oak Leaf Grubs a few years ago when the gentleman in the picture below shared, after much pleading on my part, that Oak Leaf grubs is what he used for bait.  Little did I know how difficult it was to get this grub for bait.  Only one bait store in the area is able to order them.

Seneca Lake Monsters

Jake & Dave-Mighty grub hunters

The bounty

Last year we went out on a cold winters day only to find the stream frozen and we caught 3 grubs in 3 hours. Dave, Jake and I were going to go fishing yesterday AM on Seneca but there was a cold front moving in with 20-30 mph winds. We decided to use this time to try our luck panning for grubs. Well I am happy to report that after 2 hours we actually caught 65 of these grubs of gold. Jake was in waders using the bamboo minnow net and crab rake that were both constructed by his great-grandfather Willard Morton of Mayville, NY.

With bait in hand, the next trick will be hoping the weather gods give us a couple nice weekends to put these grubs to work.

Mitchell's in Charlotte can order these grubs....but what is the fun in that?

Mitchels Live Bait and Tackle in Charlotte, Rochester on CitySquares

It is January 1, 2012 and I genuinely wish anyone who reads this blog can find time to go fishing and/or huning with family or friends this year.